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A simile is a type of idiom and likens/compares one thing to another thing.
Similes often contain the structures as … asor like.

Here’s a list of common similes:

as strong as an ox (about a person with great strength)as light as a feather (when something weighs very little)as busy as a bee (when somebody works a lot)as quiet as a mouse (someone who is shy and untalkative)as quick as a flash (when something moves fast; someone does something quickly)as dry as a bone (when something is very or totally dry)as cool as a cucumber (when somebody is relaxed, cool)

as white as a sheet (when somene’s face is white due to fear)as red as a beetroot (someone’s face when embarrassed)as brown as a berry (when someone has a deep suntan)as black as night

as sick as a dog (sick in the sense of vomiting)as sick as a parrot (sick in the sense of extremely disappointed)

as deaf as a post (to describe someone who hears badly)as blind as a bat (to describe someone who sees badly)as thin as a rake (to describe someone who is very slim/underweight)as mad as a hatter (to describe someone who is eccentric)as drunk as a lord (when someone has drunk too much)

to eat like a horse (to describe someone who always has a big appetite)to drink like a fish (to describe someone who always drinks a lot of alcohol)to have a memory like a sieve (about a forgetful person – sieves have holes in them)to sleep like a log (to sleep very deeply and for a long time)to have eyes like a hawk (describing someone who sees every small detail)to work like a dream (when something works perfectly, e.g. a plan, a machine)